Final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids may leads to lower risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Complete resolution of phimosis · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis
Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher complete resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Partial resolution of phimosis · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis
Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher partial resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in retractability score · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis
It is very uncertain whether topical corticosteroids changes change in retractability score compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects (any) · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis
Topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse effects (any) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether oral steroids changes adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether topical (intranasal) steroids changes presence/persistence of OME (short‐term); assumed ICC = 0.5 compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.72 [0.57, 0.91]
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured at 1 to 2 weeks · chronic suppurative otitis media
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · chronic suppurative otitis media
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
Serious complications (including intracranial complications, extracranial complications and death) · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review